Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orange County, California, March 16, 1986
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.2 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.83, -117.92) to the end point (33.83, -117.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1986, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 1.2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.